The gritty crunch of rust under the tip of a screwdriver: it's a sound many of us are far too familiar with, and it's often the death knell of projects across the globe. The cancerous oxidization of ...
"Normally I buy a car and just keep adding to it," Alan begins. It's an approach most of us likely take: a natural evolution of a project over time eventually yields the fruits of our labor. Often ti...
Restomod 1972 Datsun 240Z for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This resto-mod is well equipped with a 310HP 2.8L motor, 5-speed manual transmission, full coilover suspension, and ...
This 1973 Datsun 1200 Ute was built by owner Tim Roads to drag race. Under the hood sits a turbocharged 12A bridge port two-rotor tuned by WA Racing Developments in Wangara, Western Australia. The en...
Photography by Josh Castle When analyzing historic automotive events that have shaped the world of cars as we know it, there are a handful that spring to mind. Henry Ford's Model T and the successive...
As pointed out in this Datsun-sponsored period documentary of the BRE Datsun 510 effort in SCCA Trans-Am’s 2.5-liter class in 1971, the team had a significant uphill challenge ahead of them, coming i...
Nissan Fairlady Z432R. Photos via BH Auction. Not often does a Nissan Fairlady Z432 go overlooked at auction these days. The Z-car variant with the S20 four-valve, triple-carbureted, dual-overhead-ca...
With this site now into it’s tenth year, that means my ownership of Project 510 is into it’s 11th. In the early years I pushed hard to knock out a lot of the “big ticket” items, like wheels, suspensi...
We were five or six days into our trip, four-wheeling our way across the Colorado wilderness. As we made our way down the 550 freeway, we descended upon Ouray County's only stoplight, nestled in Ridg...
Photos by Scarab Engineering. The 2019 International Z-Car Convention (ZCON), presented by the Z Car Club of America (ZCCA), is set to host the largest Scarab Z-car reunion in history July 16-20 in B...
Photos by the author. There I found myself, deep into my usual late-night ritual of scanning the online auctions and local marketplace for car bargains. An ad for a 1974 Datsun 260Z caught my eye bec...
1970 Datsun brochure. Scan from editor’s collection. Truth be told, I’m a “gearhead.” Pure and simple and most probably certifiable as such. Let’s face it — I love cars. From my mid-teens on I was al...
If all you know of the Datsun marque are the Z-cars, then spend some time with this British mini-documentary on the carmaker, which briefly covers its genesis, too briefly covers its earliest cars, a...
Unrestored 1971 Datsun 521 pickup for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This is a desert vehicle and has been in Arizona since I bought it new (still has the original exhaust syste...
Unrestored 1973 Datsun 240Z for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: -includes VIN search, no rust, no issues, no accidents, one previous owner -incredible original condition, turn ke...
John Morton on track in a 1970 Datsun 240Z built to include surviving parts from the original BRE race car. Photos by Dr. Chris Brewer. The sun was setting, providing a soft warm glow over the Road A...
If, when thinking about V-8s, your mind turns to rumbly American machines, John Simister over on Goodwood’s blog would like you to consider the many V-8s built by British, French, German, Italian, an...
Delahaye-inspired wood-bodied 1979 Datsun 280ZX nicknamed “The Dolphin” for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: I’m an artist who loves cars. The 1930’s French automobiles designed b...
If you’ve been following me on Instagram ( @buildthreads ) you might have seen a story I posted on the weekend showing some upcoming mods planned for the car. One of those being a fresh set of rubber...
The remnants of a Datsun 240Z, a late-model engine swap, a whole lot of tubing, and a slathering of carbon fibre thrown in for good measure. This is a complete ground-up build if I’ve ever seen one. ...
When I posted a small update about my own Datsun the other day, it reminded me of a build that I’ve been meaning to post for a while. This car may share a model name and basic shape with my own, but ...
It's been years since I've gone to a car show on my own accord, and even longer since I've attended one without a camera in hand. As StanceWorks has grown, and as I've devoted more and more of my tim...
Two weeks ago, we were proud to unveil Keith Ross's latest build: a Datsun 280Z unlike any other. Now, the talented Jared Houston shows off his latest work: a video featuring Keith's creation. Utiliz...
If you're a regular reader of the StanceWorks homepage, and have been for some time, it's quite unlikely that you managed to miss Keith Ross's 1966 Volvo Amazon Coupe - after all, it's one of the mos...
If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you would have seen me post about Mike at least a few times. Mike is the owner of the 1UZ Supra (along with the world’s most insane welding cart) that I fea...